Its was cloudy today. Ichigo ran through the sky, on lookout. He jumped back down to the ground and looked around cautiously. Wind blew hard, carrying leaves in their breeze. Ichigo reached out and felt something.

"What's this?" Ichigo said as he put both hands on it, and studied it. "Man... They better not be messing around so close to my house." Ichigo said as he grabbed zangetsu and sliced through the barrier with ease. When the barrier fell he saw bright sunlight coming from inside. When ichigo stepped in he saw what looked like the remains of a war. "What the hell happened?" Ichigo said as he looked around cautiously. Then shinigami surronded him.

"You guys... the secret mobile corps?" Ichigo said confused.

They grabbed their zanpaktous and that made ichigo jump.

"Easy! i'm the substitute shinigami, ichigo kurosaki!" Ichigo said as he pointed his thumb at himself.

They began to close in on him.

"Halt!" A voice called to them.

Ichigo turned and looked towards the voice. The shinigami's moved aside to clear a path. Then he saw soifon, captain of the second squad.

"Ichigo kurosaki, what are you doing here?" She asked calmly.

"You're..." Ichigo trailed off as soi fong stopped infront of him.

"2nd squad captain and cheif commander of the secret mobile corps, soifon." She answered for him. "I believe i put a barrier up here." she said as she looked at the hole ichigo made to enter.

"So what happened?" Ichigo asked. "Whats going on here?"

Soifon returned her gaze to ichigo, then she turned and looked around her. Her face became more mad as she saw her fallen comrades and dead bodies all over the place.

"Normally, there would be no need to tell a substitute shinigami, but.." Soifon said as she turned back to ichigo.

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Ishida jumped down into the woods near ichigo's and looked around. He spotted a bright light up ahead. "hm.." He said as he fixed his glasses.

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Ichigo was shocked at what soifon just told him. "What'd you say? How...?" Ichigo asked stunned.

One of soifon's shinigami ran up to her. They whispered something to her and she nodded. She looked back at ichigo.

"If you find it, let me know right away." Soifon said before she did some handsigns.

"W-wait!" ichigo said but then they shattered and he was standing in the woods again.

"Ichigo?" A voice asked surprised.

"Huh? Ishida? what're you doing here?" Ichigo asked surprised.

"I've been aware there was a barrier erected here since yesterday." Ishida said as he walked up to ichigo. "What happened?" He asked.

"Right, well..." Ichigo began until snow began to fall. "Eh? Snow?" Ichigo asked as he looked up.

Ishida held out his hand and caught some. "No, he's just been hiding his spiritual pressure." ishida said.

"Huh? Spiritual pressure?" Ichigo asked. Then they heard leaves crumple and they turned towards the sound.

Toushiro stepped out, almost falling over. Then he finally fell.

Ichigo gasped. "Toushiro?!" he said running over to toushiro. "Hey! Toushiro!" Ichigo called to him.

"Damn... them..." Was all he said.

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Meanwhile, in soul society a captains meeting was called.

"I see." The head captain said.

"yes. we have throughly searched the area, but found no trace of the kings seal." Soifon said to the head master. "We believe the attackers made off with it. And based on the reports about the target we have the pursuit units following, There is evidence that the man in charge of defense, 10th squad captain Toushiro hitsugaya, deliberatly and personally moved to erase his own spiritual pressure from the scene." She finished.

"Please wait!" Rangiku called out. All the captains turned to look at her. "You can't be suggesting that captain hitsugaya abandoned his duty!"

Soifon faced her. "Then why did he take such action?" She asked. "Such behavior is clearly against the law." soifon stated.

"but i-" Rangiku started.

"Enough!" the head captain said. "I am placing the entire 10th squad under house arrest. Depending on the outcom of this, the entire division may be abolished."

Rangiku stood and looked at him. "Abolished? Are you saying that the entire 10th squad well be disbanded? Our soldiers committed no crimes!" She said as she stomped forward. "As vice-captain, i take full responsibility!" She yelled at him.

"Bite your tongue, matsumoto! Do you really believe a vice-captains ranks high enough to take the blame for this?! Know your place!" He snapped at her.

Rangiku hung her head in ashamement.

"Our top priorities are twofold: the search for and retrieval of the kings seal, And to capture of the person most related to this incident, 10th squad captain toushiro hitsugaya. This is a special emergency order!"

Rangiku's face fell in rage and confusement.

The head vice-captain Was colecting the 10th squads zanpaktous. After her zanpaktou was taken from her, renji and rukia went up to rangiku to say a few words.

"Thats how it is..." Rangiku sighed.

Rukia stepped forward. "Bu they don't even know anything yet. This is.." she trailed off.

"It just means the king's seal is that important." Rangiku said with a sad smile.

"I'm sure captain hitsugaya will be back soon." Renji said, trying to comfort rangiku.

Rangiku sighed. "I guess. sheesh, why does everyone disappeared without saying a word to me?" She said as she turned her head and looked at the floor.

renji and rukia gaped. "Captain hitsugaya is not like ichimaru!" Renji snapped, stunned that she would even compare them.

Rangiku had a hurt expression on her face.

Rukia looked at renji. "Renji..." she said with disbelief he just metioned ichimaru.

"the collection of the zanpaktous are complete." one of the higher ranked shinigami said to there vice captain. "i well transfer them to the storeage room."

"Now, everyone here is to wait patiently and obediently!" The head vice-captain said to the 10th squad.

a shinigami walked up to renji and rukia. "we are about to close down the barracks. vice-captain matsumoto, kindly return to your own room. Vice-captain abari, its time."

Renji nodded. "Alright, we're going." he said as they began to walk off.

Rangiku grabbed renji's hand. "Wait! There is one more thing i would like you to look into." She said seriously.

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Toushiro's eye's snapped open.

"Is he up ichigo?" A voice said.

"I think so, come in." Ichigo said towards his door.

Toushiro sat up and grabbed his wound in pain.

"Ah!! Toushiro, you moron your gonna hurt yourself!" A voice cried at him.

"Huh..?" Toushiro asked as he looked up at the door. He saw a figure but couldn't tell who it was. "Where am i?" He asked as he looked around.

"My house, i found you collapased and exhausted, i couldn't just leave you." Ichigo said to him.

"I see. sorry for the trouble." Toushiro said to him.

The Shadow in the doorway hit toushiro on the head.

"Ow!" Toushiro said as he grabbe dis head in pain.

"I don't even get a hi after treating your wound's for hours?!" The voice growled at him as they sat on the bed.

Toushiro looked up at the shadow and saw who it was. "Rain?" Toushiro asked a little shocked.

"Yep! And lay down! your gonna hurt yourself even more!" Rain said as she pushed him back down.

Toushiro cringed and grabbed his wound.

"See! What'd i tell you?" Rain growled at him.

"Thats only because you pushed him so hard, rain." Ichigo sighed.

Rain hit her head and then looked at toushiro. "Ah. Sorry. i'll heal you again." Rain said to him.

"I'm fine!" Toushiro said as he grabbed the blanket and threw it over him. "I just need some rest."

Ichigo stood and headed for his door. "Lets go rain." He said as he walked out the door.

"Uh!" she said. She sighed and looked at toushiro with worried eye's. "Toushiro..." She said to him.

He didn't answer.

Rain sighed and looked down. "I'll come to check on you later." She said as she stood.

"Don't bother." toushiro growled at her.

Rain frooze and looked at him with a hurt expression. "Fine, then! be a jerk. If you leave, don't expect me to come after you, or save your life ever again." Rain said as she slammed the door.

A/N Its a bit longer... anyways thanks for reading!!!